[Blog] The Larger side of Gaming Mice: OCZ Behemoth

The OCZ Behemoth is one of the larger mice on the market. It’s large design makes it rather intimidating, but it’s one of the best mice for a certain market niche.

This mouse is specifically designed for right handed users only. That means all you lefties are completely excluded from using this mouse. You’ll either have to deform your hand or attempt to cope with it, but really, just avoid this mouse altogether if you are. As you can see, the packaging is rather big. The contents are basic, a driver CD which you’ll never use (updated drivers that you can download off the Internet are much better), a manual and the mouse itself.

The mouse itself is meant for a complete hand-claw grab. That means your entire hand should be gripping a part of the mouse at all times. Unlike other mice, your palm should be completely rested on the Behemoth. Despite the large design, it will provide the most comfort to small/medium sized hands, as it provides more surface to grip onto. With larger hands, the tips of your fingers overextend the mouse a lot. The main point of the design is for comfort over long periods, and the OCZ Behemoth accomplishes that fantastically. I have no doubt that most people would agree after using the Behemoth for hours.

As far as extra buttons go, there’s the standard 5 and one for changing DPI profiles. This button is near impossible to hit in gaming situations, so I find it completely useless. The extra side button requires a decent amount of force to press, which makes it difficult. I wouldn’t select the Behemoth for extra button usage. On the bright side, the wheel scroll is very smooth, and middle clicking is no problem.

Yes. There’s fancy LED lights. And when opening the driver menu, they flash like crazy. I won’t go into details about them, but they can be turned off with some tweaking. The driver configuration program is simple, and very intuitive. Nothing much to say about it.

With the mouse comes an additional 5 magnetic weights that can be removed or added on at will; I find that keeping the entire set off is more suitable towards my needs. It’s easy to lose small additions, (I’ve lost two of them somehow).

To recap and conclude, this extremely low-cost mouse (yes, it’s very unpricey!) is suitable towards long-term, right-handed, not-caring about extra buttons, find comfort important, and are on a budget users.

Written by Krab

6 Comments

Krab

7 yearss ago

I never knew they made mouse pads, I have one of those flimsy mouse pads you can buy for couple of dollars at Staples, and it works great.

Mike Ray

7 yearss ago

I have the exact same mouse and I love it! I paid it about 17$. My only regret is not buying the Behemoth mouse pad thatr come with it. Would recommend it, if only it was still made. OCZ don’t make mouse and keyboards anymore.

The Duke

7 yearss ago

Yep, those ball mice we extremely comfy!! I miss them, but they are terrible to game with, haha.

Hmmmm, thanks for the extra info Krab. I may give this one a shot after my G5 dies, which seems like it will be somewhat soon from the way it has been acting.

I like the design of the thumb support. It reminds me of an old old Logitech ball mouse that I had when I first got my own PC. Really comfy.

Krab

7 yearss ago

According to Wikipedia specs, the G5 is (L)140mm x (W)60mm x (H)45mm while the Behemoth is (L)118mm x (W)71mm x (H)44mm. I don’t personally own a G5, but I guess it’s safe to say that the Behemoth is in a rather similar size.